Jarðarberjaland is Icelandic for Strawberry Land – a fitting name for the greenhouse company where Steinar Jensen and his wife Hólmfríður Geirsdóttir grow strawberries for the local market. Sitting on a source with near-boiling water, energy and heat use are naturally sustainable – but
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Be One, this is the guiding claim of Enza Zaden, which wants to establish itself as the breeding leader in the segments it has been following for decades. To achieve this goal, the company has always taken the path of innovation; read more

Nama is the novelty tomato that Fogliati, the leader of a supply chain project, presented at the Berlin trade fair as a preview. Interest also from foreign retailers read more

Growing Kent & Medway is offering a share of £600,000 to businesses with innovative ideas to sustainably improve operations within the fresh produce, food and drink supply chain. read more

Scientists and representatives from the fresh produce industry will meet in Valencia on Thursday to discuss the implications of new genomic techniques including Crispr after the European Parliament voted on 7 February to ease regulation of gene-edited crops. read more

The new service is free of charge for Knuspr Premium customers. All other customers can take advantage of the 15-minute time slots at the start in February for a small surcharge from 1 euro. The service is available in the entire city area as well as in the northern outskirts of Munich, including
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According to the company, this innovation, in which strawberry plants are grown from seed, not only promises a good yield and good quality strawberries, but is above all a major step towards the sustainable cultivation of this crop. read more

According to Marcelo Rodríguez, director of the Agricultural Cooperative of San Nicolás de Tolentino (COAGRISAN), the farmers' protests and blockades are delaying the delivery of nearly 200,000 kilos of tomatoes per week, 100,000 of which belong to his entity. read more

The Cape Town Container Terminal recorded the highest number of refrigerated containers ever loaded on a single vessel at 1,726 when Vessel Santa Rita sailed off to Europe with South Africa’s deciduous fruit exports. The previous record was 1,711 in the year 2021. read more

In a challenging fiscal year marked by supply chain disruptions and a decrease in turnover, Begley's Fresh Produce, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, faced a downturn. The Terway UC, steered by the Begley family, disclosed a pre-tax loss of €541,132 in 2022, contrasting sharply with the prior
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South Korean shipping company HMM remained profitable in Q4 2023 despite the pressure on container markets. HMM reported a net profit of KRW1.01 trillion for 2023 a 90% drop compared to KRW10.12 trillion in the previous year. The company managed to remain profitable in Q4 2023 with a net profit
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CO2 GRO Inc. is excited to announce a Technology Adaptation Project (TAP) with California-based GreenFruit Avocados (GFA) for its new greenhouse bell peppers project in Colombia. The TAP will be conducted in GFA's first half-hectare (50,000 sq ft) greenhouse module, which will have half the
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Syngenta's innovation at Fruit Logistica focused mainly on date varieties resistant to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. "The novelties presented are top varieties that have distinguished us over the years as a leading company," says Bruno Biasin, product
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Fruit Logistica remains the beating heart of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. Over 66,000 visitors, joined by more than 24,000 exhibitors and staff members, as well as 450 media representatives, attended the event. 2,770 exhibitors presented their
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In a significant gathering set for March in Lima, Peru, the XXIX International Blueberry Seminar will convene, spotlighting the Peruvian blueberry sector's resilience and innovation amidst climatic adversities. The event, scheduled for March 20 and 21 at the Lima Convention Center, will draw
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The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not recommend to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade that the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) be replaced by a UK equivalent when it expires on 25 April 2024. read more

Based on its expertise in desert technology, the company has developed a novel, GMO-free approach to increase the resilience of seeds to abiotic stress factors caused by extreme climatic challenges.
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In addition to the increased cross-border use of long lorries, the European Parliament's Transport Committee is expected to decide on compensation for additional weights due to battery/rechargeable battery technology. The BGL welcomes this decision, as otherwise considerable
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Paper-based packaging specialist Smurfit Kappa presented a European first at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, namely the release of its AgroLife treatment for agricultural packaging. read more

Fruit Logistica remains the heartbeat of the fruit and veg business: more than 66,000 visitors, alongside a further 24,000-plus exhibitor staff and 450 media representatives, took part in the show, while 2,770 exhibitors presented their innovations. read more